Shelling kills 5 in Tripoli, Libya

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  • The fighting  has killed and injured hundreds and displaced more than 150,000 others.

Tripoli

At least five people were killed and three others wounded by indiscriminate shelling that hit the Libyan capital Tripoli on Sunday according to a local official.

The deadly shelling took place as the fighting between the UN-backed government forces and the eastern-based army intensified in southern Tripoli, said Amin Hashemi, the information advisor of the Ministry of Health.

The UN-backed government forces accused the rival eastern-based army of the shelling. The latter has not yet responded to the accusations.

Meanwhile, the government said it killed more than 14 troops in southern Tripoli and shot down a drone in southwestern Libya.

The eastern-based army has been leading a military campaign since April 2019, attempting to take over Tripoli and topple the UN-backed government, which has killed and injured hundreds and displaced more than 150,000 others.